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OBITUARIES
Forest K. Davis
Forest K. Davis of Calais, Vt. died at his home after a short illness
on Saturday, April 5. He was 90.
Forest was born in Nashua, N.H., the son of Harold M. and Evangeline Foster
Davis. He lived his early years in Nashua, attending elementary school
and high school, and being an active member of the Unitarian Church of
Nashua. He spent summers at the family farm on Foster Hill in North Calais,
Vt.
Forest graduated from Harvard College before joining the Army Air Force
in 1943, serving in the Pacific until the close of World War II. Following
the war, he finished his studies at Harvard Divinity School on the G.I.
Bill.
Forest married Elizabeth Herriott of New York City and Winfield, Kan.
in 1946. They spent four years in Cambridge Mass, then moved to Vermont
where Forest was employed by Goddard College for 17 years as a teacher
of philosophy and then dean of the Greatwood campus. In 1967 he came to
Yellow Springs, and served as dean of faculty at Wilberforce University
in Xenia, Ohio. Forest then worked at Empire State College, Glen Cove,
N.Y., and later Binghamton, N.Y., as mentor and administrator, before
retiring to his home in Calais in 1983.
After he retired, Forest joined the East Montpelier Volunteer Fire Department.
He was an active member of the fire department for 15 years.
Forest was a member of the Unitarian Church of Montpelier since 1952,
serving on the executive and other committees, and more recently singing
in the church choir. He also attended Friends Meeting in Plainfield in
the summers for many years.
Forest was the founder of Adamant Press, a publishing house specializing
in books on educational theory, writing three volumes on the educational
history of Goddard as well as a biography of local poet Sylvia Bliss.
In recent years he was very active in organizing the historical archive
at Goddard College.
Forest was preceded in death by his brother, Arthur K. Davis.
Forest is survived by his wife, Elizabeth (Betty) Davis; his sister Priscilla
Davis Backman; his daughters, Margo Kelley and Katharine Davis; his sons,
William Davis and Charles (Sam) Davis; and three grandchildren; Alicia
Kelley Raymond, Justin Kelley and Emily Davis.
A service for Forest was held at the Unitarian Church of Montpelier on
Saturday, April 12, at 1 p.m., with a reception following at the church.
The family requests that instead of flowers, donations be made to Central
Vermont Home Health and Hospice, Inc. 600 Granger Rd., Barre, VT 05641,
or to the Unitarian Church of Montpelier, 130 Main St, Montpelier, VT
05602.
Betty O’Connor
Betty Jean Bernat O’Connor R.N., B.S.N., died March 21, Good Friday
evening. She was a graduate of St. Xavier School of Nursing and the University
of Illinois, where she studied both nursing and theater, and worked as
a nurse in pediatrics/critical care in Chicago and Los Angeles. She would
spend summers at Interlochen Arts camp, first as a nurse, then as a costume
producer. She was a patroness of the arts, especially dance, and valued
reading, education and all children.
Betty lived in Yellow Springs for several years in the late 80s, moving
here to help care for her grandchildren while their mother went to medical
school. She was Grandma Betty Boop to a number of Yellow Springs kids
at the time. She continued to work as a nurse here, including at Friends
Care Center. She enjoyed the life and arts of Yellow Springs, and followed
the News from Yellow Spring avidly after moving back to Chicago.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Marty O’Connor; her parents,
Steve and Mary Bernat; her family, Nancy Bernat O’Connor, Tom O’Connor,
and Thomas Bernat, M.D.; and many friends, including Micki Adams.
She is survived by her sister-in-law Joan Bernat; aunt Betty O’Shea;
her children and their spouses, Thaddene Triplett MD., and R. Michael
Triplett, Monika and Michael Hillis, Daniel and Elena Iannucci O’Connor,
Martin and Vickie Neubeck O’Connor, Mary Andrea and Jeff Neal, Mary
Deirdre and James Hussey, Kieran and Ehlane O’Connor, Jeremiah O’Connor
and Ginger Odom, as well as many Bernat/O’Connor nieces and nephews.
Her great pleasures in life were her grandchildren, Chris, Nick, Claire
Mary and Katie Triplett, Marty D. and Paul O’Connor, Jeffrey and
Noelle Neal, Kerry and Michaela Hillis, Odessa Cody, and her latest twins,
Trey and Sean Hussey; and her cats and her garden.
In her honor, work for peace and justice, enjoy the arts, conserve natural
areas and wildlife and contribute to a charity of your choice. Her favorite
were classical music stations; Interlochen Arts Center, Interlochen, Mich.;
and the Antioch School, Yellow Springs.
Gwyneth B. Ishihara
Gwyneth B. Ishihara of Yellow Springs died Tuesday, April 8. A memorial
service will be held at 3 p.m., Sunday, April 27, in the First Presbyterian
Church, Yellow Springs. Arrangements are in care of the Jackson Lytle
Williams Funeral Home.
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